How to Use prestigious in a Sentence

prestigious

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  • Although there are a lot of great categories, the prestigious Game of the Year Award is the best of the best.
    — Rudie Obias, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
  • After you're done, check out the rest of the winners of the year's most prestigious beauty awards.
    — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But nearly four years later, a prestigious studio turned down the script, and the project was abandoned.
    — Kai Bird, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Some of the top chefs in Los Angeles are in the running for some of the country’s most prestigious culinary honors.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious.
    — Town & Country, 8 July 2023
  • Taylor Swift made history at the 2024 Grammys as her album Midnights won the most prestigious award of the night.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Rodgers has received numerous prestigious awards in the past decade.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2024
  • It is widely regarded as the game’s most prestigious event outside of the majors with a $25 million prize purse up for grabs.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The event has become one of the most prestigious on the junior calendar, with thousands of young golfers signing up to compete each year.
    — Tod Leonard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
  • In 1974, the Sunday Times of London was one of the world’s most prestigious and ambitious newspapers.
    — Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
  • King will accept the accolade, which is the PGA’s most prestigious honor, at the 35th annual awards show on Feb. 25.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The couple met in 2011, during their first year of studies at La Cambre, the prestigious visual-arts school in Brussels.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Theo is on the way to becoming a sommelier and Kit went to pastry school and now bakes at a prestigious Paris restaurant.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The book was a success, winning a prestigious literary prize.
    — Amir Ahmadi Arian, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Established in 1976 and run by the Society of London Theatre, the awards are Britain’s most prestigious stage honors.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 June 2023
  • But the final stage of judging is up to the public: To win the prestigious People’s Choice Award, a photograph must become the favorite in a popular vote.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • This is just the ninth Grand Slam tournament for Eubanks, who previously never had been past the second round at one of the sport’s most prestigious events.
    — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
  • As the name suggests, this new award honors high-grossing films—some of which would otherwise not receive these prestigious nods.
    — Vogue, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Hotel Metropole’s youngest residents can curate their dream wardrobe with items from the prestigious fashion house.
    — Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 25 June 2023
  • Kim was one of the few students at the prestigious Kim Il Sung University who were given the opportunity to study abroad.
    — Michelle Lee, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Unlike the prestigious Ivy League squads, the Huskies were mostly middle and working class landlubbers who’d only taken up oars to pay for school.
    — Amy Nicholson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The next half-century or so brought Mr. Davies awards, film festival attention and a prestigious list of credits.
    — Anita Gates, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The partnership between the NBA icon and the prestigious French fashion house has ushered in a fresh era at the intersection of sports and fashion, demonstrating that style knows no bounds.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 27 Oct. 2023
  • As for Flax, he’s moved on to a $12.5 million condo at the Century, one of L.A.’s most prestigious residential skyscrapers.
    — James McClain, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2023
  • This prestigious award has become a global icon, attracting laureates from all corners of the world.
    — John Browne, Fortune, 21 July 2023
  • Those may include the desire to maintain relationships with top-tier creators, as well as the allure of winning prestigious awards.
    — Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
  • Wagner is seen by many in Russia as a more prestigious, elite and effective force than the Russian military.
    — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
  • With a degree in theoretical physics from a prestigious university, the 22-year-old will just stay at school.
    — Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
  • Her work was highly coveted, and some of her pieces traveled long distances to join prestigious collections.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • But, because of an ordinance put in place over a decade ago aimed at reducing traffic in the neighborhood, the prestigious school cannot exceed a certain number of students.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024

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